Chapter 318

The man on horseback was as thin and withered as dry firewood, holding a large hammer in each hand.

"Li Li Yuanba!"

"He isn't dead?"

"Is it really him? Could it be an impostor, meant to scare us into retreating?"

The great army immediately began to clamor.

Li Li Yuanba’s reputation was illustrious and his appearance unique, so he could be recognized from a great distance.

One must know that he was a divine general capable of facing tens of thousands of troops alone!

The pressure exerted by this one man and his horse was no less than the entire garrison of the city pouring out.

No, it was even more terrifying than the garrison pouring out!

When facing the three hundred thousand troops inside the city, there was still a high probability of victory.

But when facing Li Li Yuanba, there was no possibility of victory!

"Xiaoyaozi, didn't you say he was dead?"

Wei Pao was furious, glaring at Xiaoyaozi with rage.

If he weren't unable to defeat Xiaoyaozi, he would have already taken action.

"He is dead; this person must be an impostor, right?" Xiaoyaozi looked into the distance, puzzled.

"It could be an impostor! How about this: you go forward and fight him. If you win, it proves he is a fake Li Li Yuanba!"

Someone suggested an idea.

"What if it is the real Li Li Yuanba?" Xiaoyaozi countered.

He was not that stupid.

If he won, it would prove the opponent was fake, but what if he lost?

Then, besides proving the opponent was the real Li Li Yuanba, he would be finished himself!

"You were the one who said Li Li Yuanba was dead, so you should be the one to verify it," someone said.

Xiaoyaozi rolled his eyes and ignored the man.

169. General Meng Tian’s Confidence

While Wei Pao and the others were unsure if the person who arrived was Li Li Yuanba, Li Li Yuanba had already reached a point less than twenty meters in front of the army formation.

The soldiers in the front began to fire arrows one after another.

Yet, the rain of arrows was completely blocked by Li Li Yuanba using his large hammers.

Just by looking at his stance while blocking the arrows, everyone felt that this was the real Li Li Yuanba!

When Li Li Yuanba charged into the army formation and swung his hammers to smash a soldier into a pulp, everyone was certain that the one who had come was indeed Li Li Yuanba!

"Xiaoyaozi, you’ve doomed us!" Wei Pao’s expression changed drastically.

"No matter how powerful he is, he is only one man. Now is a good opportunity to get rid of him!" Xiaoyaozi gritted his teeth. "We have a million-strong army; even if everyone just spits on him, we can drown him!"

"A million-strong army..." Wei Pao took a breath.

It was said to be a million, but in reality, there were only nine hundred thousand.

Moreover, more than half of these nine hundred thousand were outside the city, and a small portion were outside Xianyanggong.

This meant that the nine hundred thousand troops were scattered.

The number of troops that could directly confront Li Li Yuanba was only about twenty percent, which was less than two hundred thousand.

And these two hundred thousand people could not attack Li Li Yuanba at the same time.

The number of people who could actually launch an attack on Li Li Yuanba simultaneously was only a few dozen.

And could one find a few dozen people in the entire world capable of dealing with Li Li Yuanba?

Thinking of this, Wei Pao’s spirit instantly deflated.

With Li Li Yuanba there, they could forget about making a comeback!

"General Meng, what do you say?"

Helpless, Wei Pao looked toward Meng Tian.

"Kill!" Meng Tian said.

Once these words were spoken, Wei Pao was stunned for a moment.

He had originally thought that the always-cautious Meng Tian would suggest a retreat.

But he had not expected Meng Tian’s attitude to be so resolute.

"General Meng, do you have any good strategy?" Wei Pao asked.

"When soldiers come, block them; when water comes, earth covers it. They have Li Li Yuanba, but we also have capable people on our side!"

Meng Tian said.

Hearing him say this, Xiaoyaozi and the others could not help but take a small step back!

They were all thinking: the capable people Meng Tian is talking about wouldn't be us, would they?

"Pass on my order: form the formation!" Meng Tian commanded loudly.

After receiving the order, his subordinates immediately went to prepare.

Before long, hundreds of soldiers wearing golden armor arrived in front of Meng Tian.

At this moment, Li Li Yuanba was swinging his large hammers, killing wantonly, and charging toward the direction of Meng Tian and the others!

"Li Li Yuanba is about to arrive. Listen to me: as long as you trap Li Li Yuanba, everyone will be promoted three ranks!"

"If you kill Li Li Yuanba, you will all be enfeoffed as nobles!"

Meng Tian said loudly.

"Yes!"

The golden-armored soldiers responded in unison.

Wei Pao and the others on the side heard Meng Tian’s promise and knew that this was a blank check Meng Tian was issuing.

It was possible to be enfeoffed as a noble after achieving merit, but the power of decision lay with the Emperor.

How could Meng Tian have the authority to do this?

It was just that everyone understood Meng Tian was saying this only to boost morale.

If they lost the battle, then this promise naturally did not need to be fulfilled.

If they won, they would talk about it then!

Just as the golden-armored soldiers were setting up the formation to intercept Li Li Yuanba, Meng Tian retreated with his attendants.

Although he had confidence in these golden-armored soldiers, for the sake of safety, he decided to stay a bit further away from the grand formation.

That way, if the formation didn't work, there would still be time to run!

Wei Pao, Xiaoyaozi, and the others also retreated with Meng Tian.

In front of the small hill, only hundreds of golden-armored soldiers remained.

The armor on these soldiers was shining brightly, making them very conspicuous in the crowd.

At this moment, Li Li Yuanba also noticed these golden-armored soldiers.

He swung his large hammers, smashed a few soldiers to death, and then strode toward the golden-armored soldiers.

Along the way, no more soldiers blocked him.

They only dared to stand at a position dozens of meters away from Li Li Yuanba.

Just like that, Li Li Yuanba quickly charged to the front of the golden formation.

His temper was strange, and his brain was not very sharp.

But this was relative to his daily life.

On the battlefield, it was different.

He was even smarter than a normal person.

As soon as he saw these soldiers with golden armor, and then looked at their positioning, he knew this was a special formation, and one set up specifically for him.

"Take my hammer!"

Li Li Yuanba charged toward a soldier at the gate of the formation.

Seeing Li Li Yuanba charging toward him, that soldier immediately retreated backward.

His speed was extremely fast; compared to experts like Xiaoyaozi, he was a notch behind, but he was much stronger than ordinary soldiers.

And as he retreated, a white smoke rose from the place where he had originally stood, blocking Li Li Yuanba’s line of sight.

"What kind of trick is this?"